Replace the value in the following code with your_ConnectionString with your database information.

Insert the following code into your project including your modified your_ConnectionString value:

Note: If your MySql database was created with the Allow Direct Database Access enabled, you can connect to the database from your development computer. If you did not enable Allow Direct Database Access, your MySql is in a secure environment and you cannot connect to the database from your development computer. A connection can only be successful when your code is deployed to the hosting site.

switch (mySqlConnection.State)
{case System.Data.ConnectionState.Open:// Connection has been madebreak;case System.Data.ConnectionState.Closed:// Connection could not be made, throw an errorthrow newException("The database connection state is Closed");break;default:// Connection is actively doing something elsebreak;
}

// Place Your Code Here to Process Data //
}catch (MySql.Data.MySqlClient.MySqlException mySqlException)
{// Use the mySqlException object to handle specific MySql errors
}catch (Exception exception)
{// Use the exception object to handle all other non-MySql specific errors
}finally
{// Make sure to only close connections that are not in a closed stateif (mySqlConnection.State != System.Data.ConnectionState.Closed)
{// Close the connection as a good Garbage Collecting practice
mySqlConnection.Close();
}
}